Ruud Stokvis
 Ruud Stokvis (left) and Roel Luynenburg in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 April 1943 Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nereus, Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||
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Rudolf "Ruud" Stokvis (born 24 April 1943) is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. Four years later, he won a bronze medal in the coxless pairs alongside Roel Luynenburg.[1] Stokvis also won a bronze medal in the coxless fours at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.[2]
In 1978, Stokvis defended a PhD thesis on the ideological and organizational development of modern sports. He was then teaching sociology at the University of Amsterdam, including sports-related topics. He was also involved in research activities and published several books:[3]
- 125 jaar Koninklijke Nederlandsche Studenten Roeibond (2008, ISBN 9789090228532)
- Fitter, harder & mooier : de onweerstaanbare opkomst van de fitnesscultuur (Amsterdam/Antwerpen, 2008, ISBN 9789029565912)
- Concurrentie en beschaving : ondernemingen en het commercieel beschavingsproces (Amsterdam, 1999, ISBN 9053524614)
- Sport, publiek en de media (Amsterdam, 2003, ISBN 9052600465)
- De sportwereld : een sociologische inleiding (Alphen aan den Rijn/Brussel, 1989, ISBN 9014038674)
- Ondernemers en industriële verhoudingen : een onderneming in regionaal verband (1945–1985) (Assen, 1989, ISBN 9023224760)
- Strijd over sport : organisatorische en ideologische ontwikkelingen (Deventer, 1979, ISBN 9060015681)
References
[edit]- ^ Ruud Stokvis. sports-reference.com
- ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. sport-komplett.de
- ^ "Ruud Stokvis". Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). fmg.uva.nl
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